My yarn diet is nearly over, and I have still not bought any yarn since October. It's been satisfying to follow through with a goal, but I have to admit I'm disappointed with how little I've actually finished. There were some large projects I was hoping to finish, and it's clear that I won't.

My starting goals were:

Finish:

• Mossbank Pullover
• Kureyon Log Cabin Blanket
• Tangled Yoke Cardigan
• Shetland Tea Shawl
• One other lace shawl TBD

I did finish the Tangled Yoke Cardigan, and I made some progress on the Mossbank Pullover and the Shetland Tea Shawl. I'm nearly done with the Log Cabin Blanket, but no other shawls have been started. I have restarted knitting socks, which is great since I love wearing socks. I have been trying to knit a pair of socks every month. March didn't work out, those socks are nearly done, but there yet.

Rivendell Socks Twisted Wit yarn in "Kissed" Size 2 and 1.5 needles

I couldn't help but start some new socks for April as well. I had set aside a few yarns for socks for Walker, and this was his lucky month (even he said he doesn't need any more socks).

Brigit Socks Dream in Color Smooshy in "November Muse" Size 2.5 and 2 needles

As I mentioned, I've made good progress on my Kureyon Log Cabin Blanket. I finished attaching all the squares into four strips of five squares each, and I am in the middle of attaching the strips together.

So I've started running. I was in track in high school, and while I wasn't the fastest runner, I enjoyed the practice courses of just running through the woods for longer distances. Here we're right next to Greenway Park and there are trails and streams and lots of trees. I am running about mile, maybe. Being sick and not being able to breathe makes it hard to keep going, but it's motivating to be able to go further and faster each day.

I listened to Haruki Murakami's book, "What I Talk About When I Talk About Running" which was inspiring for both getting into running and also thinking about writing, which is also one of those things I used to do all the time. Just like running, the more you write, the easier it is to keep writing. Something to think about...